Bollywood Mourns Tom Alter’s death

An all rounder with a heart of gold — that’s how Bollywood celebrities like Rishi Kapoor, Mahesh Bhatt and Anil Kapoor remembered veteran theatre and film personality Tom Alter, who passed away in Mumbai after losing his battle with skin cancer….reports Asian Lite News

Actor Tom Alter during a programme in Bengaluru (Photo: IANS)

As the news of Tom Alter’s demise poured in, members of the India film fraternity took to social media to mourn his death.

Tom Alter was battling stage four skin cancer at a Mumbai hospital, where he was admitted earlier in September. He returned home on Thursday and breathed his last on Friday night. He was 67. In 2008, Alter was honoured with the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honour.

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